Welcome to my journey with essential oils. This blog is my testimonial. I have no medical background and speak only of my own experiences with essential oils. My posts are in no way intended to be considered medical advice. Young Living member #2799716

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Monday, September 28, 2015

One of the first systems I supported with oils was my digestive system - I started putting a drop of peppermint oil in my water at lunch time because I noticed how much less sluggish and bloated I felt during the afternoon. And we all know about the benefits of ginger when you're not feeling great! I have since fallen in love with DiGize, though, and swear by it for any times I'm not feeling 100%.

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in these posts are based on my experiences with essential oils. If you
have questions about oils for medicinal purposes, please talk with a trained
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Sunday, September 27, 2015

While it is most important to support your cardiovascular system with a healthy diet and regular exercise, you can also complement your system with a number of Essential Oils and supplements. I am personally a huge fan of PanAway and Lavender, I love my Longevity Oil, I almost always have orange oil going in my diffuser, and I could go on and on about the deliciousness of Ningxia Red! Do some research, on sources like PubMed to learn how your cardiovascular system can benefit from incorporating some of these oils, blends, and supplements into your regular routine,

I want to remind you that I have no medical training or background, I am writing only what I know from my own experience and research. It is important to discuss essential oil use with your doctor, particularly if you are looking to use oils for medicinal purposes.

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I'm so excited about this next series of posts - recently there's been a lot of focus on which oils support which body systems, and I have some great information that I can't wait to share. I am finding that more and more there is a ton of information available online about how to use oils to support your different body systems, so I'm excited to do some learning along side everyone else as I post about each system. When I think of wellness, I tend to think of supporting the immune system, and assume that will take care of the rest. And for myself, with my own health challenges, I tend to focus a lot of research on the endocrine system. I am eager to learn more about how I can support each system to prevent problems from occurring down the line.

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**Reminder, I am not a trained medical professional. The information I share is based on my own research and experience. It is not intended to be medical advice. If you are interested in using oils for medicinal purposes, it is very important that you do your own research and consult with a medical professional.

Saturday, September 26, 2015

When I first signed up for a Young Living Membership, I was more than skeptical about the Essential Rewards Program. It took all of one month for me to realize why I needed to enroll. As an essential rewards member, I can set up an auto-ship order that goes in on the date of my choosing each month, containing the products I select. I can customize my order as many times as I want during the month, I can change my processing date if I need something sooner, or want to wait till later in the month, and each month there are "bonuses" for ER members, through which I have gotten quite a few free bottles of oils or supplements. But none of those are what I consider to be the best part of Essential Rewards - I earn Essential Reward Points for every order I place (the percentage I earn increases the longer I am a member). Those points are useable to purchase products from Young Living. Again - free oils!

In addition to being a super-healthy source of all sorts of important nutrients, NingXia Red is DELICIOUS!! I have only tried it a few times, but it immediately makes you feel more energized and alert. Those who drink an ounce or two of NingXia Red as part of their daily regimen will go on and on for hours about how their health has improved since adding it to their lives.

Additionally, there are other NingXia products that are just as wonderful - myself, I love the NingXia Nitro, which is like Red but with a little extra energy kick. Excellent for a pre-workout boost!

Reminder: I am not medically
trained, and the information I write in these posts are based on my experiences
with essential oils. If you have questions about oils for medicinal
purposes, please talk with a trained medical professional.

Stress Away is an oil I absolutely LOVE! It was my first oil blend that I tried, chosen because of the name - it said it would do exactly what I needed an oil to do, I loved the smell from the very beginning and I have to say, I have not been disappointed with the results, either. I wear this like perfume on work days, finding that I can approach busy schedules and difficult situations with a more calm and rational head. When I feel the familiar indications of anxiety creeping up, Stress Away on my neck and wrists immediately help settle my nerves. I also love diffusing this oil for a calm atmosphere. I have heard of people using this to help them fall asleep. This one doesn't tend to make me tired, just calm.

I can't say enough about this oil. It is one I have with me at work, in my purse, and at home. In my opinion, if you're only interested in trying one essential oil to see how you like them, this is the one to try!

Reminder: I am not medically
trained, and the information I write in these posts are based on my experiences
with essential oils. If you have questions about oils for medicinal
purposes, please talk with a trained medical professional.

Reminder: I am not medically
trained, and the information I write in these posts are based on my experiences
with essential oils. If you have questions about oils for medicinal
purposes, please talk with a trained medical professional.

It's funny that today I am posting about Digize, since I used it last night for my own stomach comfort before bed, and just used the kid-safe version (Tummygize) to help my son's stomach settle a moment ago. I love this oil. It is one of the oils I refuse to let run out at my house! A drop or two right into my belly button after I've over indulged, and I immediately feel better! Not everyone loves the smell - ginger, anise, fennel, peppermint, tarragon, lemongrass, patchouli and juniper make it a very strong smelling oil, but it is so worth it!And I find that ginger and fennel are the two smells that stick around longest, neither of which I find offensive! If you haven't tried this oil yet, you MUST! Especially with winter and "icky tummy" season approaching!

Reminder: I am not medically
trained, and the information I write in these posts are based on my experiences
with essential oils. If you have questions about oils for medicinal
purposes, please talk with a trained medical professional.

Oh my goodness, I don't know if there are enough word to describe how amazing Thieves oil is!! It smells like fall and holidays and baked goods. It cleans wonderfully, and it is a great support to your immune system. Thieves was one of the first oils that I learned about when I was just starting to discover essential oils, and it's easy to see why it hooked me! I love using Thieves, diluted in carrier oil, on my children and myself at night, as we're working to avoid the back-to-school-bugs that we're all being exposed to. We put it on our feet and up and down our spines. As I type, I have Thieves diffusing in the kitchen. I have added it to warm water with honey for a delicious and comforting tea, and I have added it to my washing machine to freshen our clothes.

Reminder: I am not medically trained, and
the information I write in these posts are based on my experiences with
essential oils. If you have questions about oils for medicinal purposes,
please talk with a trained medical professional.

Saturday, September 12, 2015

I think of all the oils in the Premium Starter Kit, this is the one that I loved smelling from the very beginning. It is a fantastic oil for feet, legs, and backs after a long day of standing. I also love this one after a good run or a tough work out. I have not tried the suggestion below for a "pleasing balm", but it is on the short list of DIY items to make next.

Reminder: I am not medically trained, and
the information I write in these posts are based on my experiences with
essential oils. If you have questions about oils for medicinal purposes,
please talk with a trained medical professional.

I am not exaggerating when I saw that not a day goes by when we don't use Purification in our house! It is a fantastic oil and has a fresh, clean smell. It works wonderfully to deodorize - shoes, garbage cans, musty basements, bathrooms, you name it! It makes a great addition to DIY deodorant, and it gets rid of "left over cooking smells" that hang around long past the end of the meal! I add a few drops of Purification to my dryer balls to help my laundry smell fresh and clean. I put a cotton ball with several drops of purification in a plastic bags with my shoes if the're needing a little freshening, and we diffuse this in the car with a USB diffuser to clean and freshen the air in there.

If you haven't tried Purification Blend, I can't stress enough how versatile and effective this oil is! Give it a try and I'd bet you'll fall in love, too. If you would like help getting this or other oils, please send a message. And if you want your own Premium Starter Kit (which includes all of the oils we're looking at during this challenge) click here to get started!

Reminder: I am not medically trained, and the information I write in these posts are based on my experiences with essential oils. If you have questions about oils for medicinal purposes, please talk with a trained medical professional.

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

RC is a proprietary Young Living blend, containing three types of eucalyptus oil, myrtle, spruce, lavender, lemon, peppermint, cypress, marjoram and pine oils. It smells lovely - kind of a spicy floral eucalyptus smell, and it is a MUST HAVE around our house! We diffuse this at night to help everyone in the room breathe clearly and sleep soundly (my husband tends to be a very NOISY sleeper, but RC takes care of that). It helps me breathe clearly on my worst allergy days, simply with a swipe across my chest and neck in a carrier oil. It is wonderful for stilling coughs and relieving congestion. I won't let us run out of this essential!

RC is a new addition to the premium starter kit, along with the Day 5 featured oil - copaiba. If you would like to get your own premium starter kit, simply click here!

I find copaiba essential oil fascinating. It is known as an amplifier, in other words, it strengthens the effects of other oils it's blended with. I have never used copaiba on it's own, but it seems like I am using it in every blend I maker - for my post-workout salve, for my skin firming oil, along with our focus roller ball blend, and some of our night time diffuser blends. (Future posts coming about my favorite roller ball and diffuser blends!) It is a lesser known oil, and I'm excited to continue to learn about it!

I've struggled for a long time to write a post about Frankincense oil and how much I've come to love it, but I am not even sure where to begin. Much of what you hear, see, or read about the amazing benefits of Frankincense oil is related to specific medical conditions, and as I am not a doctor, have no medical training, and try to write only of my own experience with oils, I don't want to give the impression of giving medical advice. But as it is the next oil up in my Young Living "Get-to-know-your-oils-14-day-challenge", I am going to attempt to share my passion for daily use of Frankincense oil.

Most of us have heard of Frankincense Oil - a particularly famous story involving a certain baby in a manger, a trio of wisemen, and some gifts upon the Child's birth has made frankincense well known. I have never looked into why frankincense was considered a gift significant enough to bring to the Christ Child. There are many theories about why these three gifts were given to Jesus at birth, and one is that the gifts were practical in nature. Some feel the reason that frankincense was given was that it was well known at that point in time of the healing powers, and it was given as a gift because if was considered to be an essential part of healing practice.

For me, I have to say I have never done any reading or research into Frankincense oil before the last 6 months or so, and I am shocked that I haven't heard of its benefits before. Every time I read something new, I just keep thinking "Why aren't more people talking about this?!?!?!?!" In a matter of weeks it went from being something I had only heard about in December each year to being my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE OIL!!!!

When I first smelled frankincense oil, I was not sold - I felt like it was too strong and musty smelling for me. I have to say that now it is one of my favorite smelling oils. I am immediately calmed and uplifted by the smell of it. I have grown to love adding it to my diffuser combos, DIY skincare products, and just smelling it "neat" and un-blended.

Thursday, September 3, 2015

It seems like every week we have a new use for lavender oil around my house - relaxation, relief from bug bites, helping with headaches. . . what a versatile oil!

This is a great oil to start out with if you are new to oils! If you want more information or are interested in this or other oils, feel free to send me a message. And if you're ready to start getting wholesale pricing on oils by signing up for your Premium Starter Kit, I'd love to help!

I've already posted about how much I love my lemon oil. We clean with it all the time, I put it on my dryer balls to make my laundry smell fresh, I drink it in water, it is a great pick me up, and it gets permanent marker off of wood (yippee!!).

Lemon is a part of the Young Living Every Day Oils Collection, and it is truly used every day in my family. I never let this one run out.

About Me

I am a wife and mother of two young boys. I am a technology resource/gifted resource teacher in southeastern Wisconsin. I cook, run, play, garden and spend time outdoors. I am a Young Living distributor # 2799716, looking to share my passion for oils with others.